My German teacher spoke only German not English*😂 (which is good of course, but at first I thought she didn’t know English at all and wondered how am I supposed to learn like this haha)
i meet Americans who tried to talk to me in slow and very loud American because I didnt responded to their stupid questions... after still no reaction from my side, they turned to the only British person and complained that nobody here speaks American ( they really said American, the Brit became very upset himself) he assured them, that everyone in this room present can understand English and also speak it... after that i stepped closer to him ( the Brit ) and ask him in my best Oxford English, How do you do, sir? so we started to talk about BoJO the clown in English! even the 2 Dutch and the French guy said something...in English..lol
@@Arltratlo Yes, I once was a tourist in Amsterdam (I am German) and for a while I followed a group of US high school students (and other tourists), who attended a guided tour. Their tour guide did a decent job of explaining all the old buildings to them (which was what made me follow the group...it was just interesting and I had never attended a guided tour there), but being teenagers they got bored anyway and because they were Americans, they didn't know that virtually EVERYONE in hearing range would be able to understand them. So they started to rant about passabys, about me, about everyone they saw they deemed to be Dutch. After a while I walked closer to them and then told one of them "Listen, buddy. Virtually everyone you'll see here today, maybe except really old folks, will perfectly understand everything you say to or about them. So pretending to politely greet someone while at the same time insulting them will make you look like assholes AND idiots. Around 75% of all Europeans speak at least two languages and most of those 75%, who are not British, speak English at their second language....about 90 or 95% of all Dutch people do speak English. I understood EVERYTHING you said about me, even though I was several meters....excuse me...yards away from you before I approached you and started to talk to you. Maybe you shouldn't rant like that about everyone you'll see here, because if I f.e. really had been what you implied I was, I might have punched your face for what you called me." The teens looked at me in shock and embarrassment....and went totally silent for the rest of the tour. I saw several other non-American tourists in the group winking and smiling at me after I had talked to these kids.
I just read your reply sorry so late. From my experience, my neighboring above is high school at a Gymnasium (definent not if spelled right) I am a bit mean when no kids are around, I always saw the smart high school. My other is at the lowest, (,,only 3 from what I know, and I am mean again when no kids around, the dumb school) almost all speak some basic English. High school was so different for me. I would be in advance biology or calculus (Algebra 3%4) but was in basic English Grammer/ literature (as an adult I learned I am a really slow reader, don't know why) total is the best for you to learn German. I speak English all day, I have a wierd job that we have to speak English, so the Romanian, German people I work with are forced English all day. But after work they want to go home so my German speaking friends are limited. But I truly get a 20 mi. Conversation about weather turns into a hour because both side are looking up words. What funny to me after 6 -12 months I automatically start converting something like European football. So I just started saying football for example to my landlord, but she would convert in her head just sat football back, but then we realized we had a 20 min conversation about the wrong football. Have a great day. German will tell you Americans are fake whe. They say something like that, I just smile it's my job to be a good guest. But I truly think why do you think I went out of my way to tell someone to have a great day, it's not like I want them to have a crap day.
@@Arltratlo sorry that happened, I hate to ask be how traveled ? Unfortunately makes a light switch difference. I remember after living in Japan and South Korea showing my age 30 years ago one of if not favoritr period of my life so far, so great as long as history was not talked about. I live in asaia for 3 years. Got off a plane had a point of contact, but that was it. Not many Americans or people in general would take that adventure on. I did tirn down i middle east job but new wife said no. 15 years later, divorced, i should have gone.haha. when you 1st arrive anywhere you rgoing to get taken advantage of unfortunately. I know as an American man, many times women would come and try to take me on a date (,but at the time being Americans male. I always paid)(( maybe some things do change) but dates didn't car about me, just for free English lessons. Me be a little trusting plus they where all pretty. I definitely didn't mind as much as but it did get to me eventually, only so much people can use for this or that in everyday life. I am sure it happens to everyone probably premature to say me being a white Male, but after year I could spot it like it was the color blue. But the thing I have to remember either just drunk every one gets relaxed or keep a new friend meeting 20 minutes before a movie or something until you get more comfortable. I like in Asia so my particular language sucked. But in my 1st few weeks I meet a guy, he asked me for a beer. Perfect 1 been hardly and talk. 3 years later I was dressing up as standard clause at his school, he should me so much culture so me drunk drunk painful nights in the name of fun.. but when I left I don't think he knew 50 more English words but we developed a trust and he could read my body language. But the loud and slow, it's am American meme. If they did that, I would beat 1€ their 1st maybe 2nd time out of country and nothing over 3 months. My mid 70's mom will meat a foreigner and still do that to this day. Sad part I let here just because so funny. But I always explain to the new face in the crowd asap.
@@NKA23 hey I am definitely an old American living in Germany and if you were 24, I am just under double your age. American kids and I believe it not entirely their fault. 1st example you where in Germany during Trump & J Biden election. 1st let me say as an American getting to watch a US election outside of the US makes me the proudest American, and we all know we don't need any help in that department. But it's so exciting, I can't explain the excitement. But the negative is the American and World news shows all this in America. So even if you don't watch American world new or local news. You hear every, like at dentist office and their radio station talks about it. So point is you are constantly hearing and seeing how other countries are so involved with the American election. Interesting side note since I was in my 20, ask or look at past president. But I find how so many people in Europe are more conservative in their country, but they mostly want an American Democrat to be a president, never a republican in the USA. I have not completed learned and understand this. My biggest theory is liberal and Conservative actually means different things so they are not a equal =equal exchange of ideas & ideology. My other thoughts about American kids is probably because we are so new of a country, so we build with wood because we go so much of it. Also space means more land space. You should look up. Countries with more land, automatically more personal space. , also with how the talk louder. So many Countries got their thing. Have you ever heard of the German Stare? If not look up. In several asain countries men that are best friends will actually hold hands as the walk bar to bar. Nothing homosexual about it. 1st time it happened to me, not going to lie I freaked out on the inside, but was able to stay calm with my 3 year Korean friend.
"We are proud of not being proud" is a line from a very interesting song about being german. ;) Well, most germans are rather patriotic, but of course we also have some nationalist dorks. But patriotism in Germany means trying to improve your surroundings/country. That includes being (overly?) critical about things that could be improved, exaberated by german directness. And of course, this is also applied to other countries. So please don't take it personal, if a german is telling you that things are done "wrong" in your country. That's not intended as insult, or nationalist pride. But rather as "no need to make the same mistakes that we made, I'm sure you love your country and thus want to improve it".
I'll tell you directly, I think your video is good. I also like that the Scandinavians are more relaxed with the polite form. Your Norwegian accent is great, I like it.👌👍
I have also just started learning German and I have to say that it's quiet a fascinating to learn German , everytime I confused whether to use Die or Das or Der .
I am a German, and I'm gonna tell you: I never remembered any rules, I just hung out in the library all day and read books. And the grammer just sorta got engrained into me.
Thanks for your insights! :) Being German you definitely realize the local differences of the country since I‘ve for example never really those big piles of trash lying around. The trash system and a lot of the other aspects you talked about vary regionally as others have already pointed out :) The personal space aspect also varies a lot. I‘m from the northern part of Germany and people tend to give you a lot more space than in Southern Germany (probably the population density and/or proximity to Scandinavia). I was surprised by your experience of people not talking proper English since so many fellow travelers have stated the exact opposite. I guess it also depends on where you are and of course also where you come from since Norway and Scandinavian countries in general are pretty good in that term (dubbing of foreign TV shows/movies plays a big role here I think). Thanks again for your content and enjoy Germany :)
Interesting video, thank you 😃 I love Norway and Norwegians 😊 btw I was 1 year in Sweden (in 2000) and also experienced quite some culture shocks there 😂
"They're not rude, they just come across as rude" *lol* reminds me of the way animal lovers say "Donkeys are not stubborn, they just like to think things through." And I own a donkey and I can tell you that the "thinking it through" absolutely comes across as stubbornness (when they refuse to take one step forward for example).
Hello dear RUclipsr, I like watching your videos, I'm 70 years old. Since I don't speak English, I've used the subtitle subtitle addon so far. Unfortunately, this hasn't worked for a few days. Have been looking for solutions for a solution and unfortunately found nothing that worked. But I found that when uploading a video, you can activate RUclips's own translator with a few mouse clicks, so that I don't need any additional software. Since I don't speak English, I could watch your videos but couldn't understand anything. Would regret having to do without your videos Best regards Grandpa Peter PS: I wrote this with a translator, sorry if not everything is correct!
I am amazed that houses in Norway have the same price or are cheaper. Also about the fact that recycling has a higher value here. In my opinion, English skills also differ a lot by generation. My parents will be 70 soon and my father had a year of English classes, my mother not at all and taught herself a little. I'm 35 and did pretty well in English classes in school. However, after school I quickly realized that my level of English was quite low (thanks, lousy school system!) and so I improved my English myself. However, I lack some practice in speaking and many hardly dare to speak English because they are afraid of making mistakes. 🙃
The personal space directly correlates to the population density of region, for example personal space in London is drastically different from personal space in Iceland. The Rhineland area for example is very densely populated, so your experience may differ depending on the region you reside in.
Interesting, that makes sense. Didn’t think about it that way before! I always assumed people didn’t “respect” my personal space, or just had a much smaller personal space than I was used to🙈
@@elisesbubble Well, if you commute daily in overcrowded buses, trams, and trains, where the masses might make you feel like a sardine in cramped a can you come to appreciate a personal space where you don't have forced physical contact with others. Over the years your bubble of comfort shrinks.
just as a side note - while you in norway (and denmakr and sweden also irrc) have switched to use mostly the infromal form when adressing someone - english has gone the opposite way. the you is the formal form. the informal forms were the thee thou and thy etc. if you want to know more you can find out more here: ruclips.net/video/RNkGb6nj934/видео.html
That bunch of trash is the result of the recycling system that could be *locally* different - which is named "der Gelbe Sack" ("the yellow sack") used to collect plastics. Obviously, this one is collected centrally to be picked up (ie for a multi-story building) as otherwise, a single sack would probably stand in front of every house in the street.
a sketch about seperating trash even made it into the most successful german movie - otto the movie and i never realized how fast our cashiers are until i watched a couple of expats channels - it seems to be a huge culture shock that produces a lot of stressful moments Glad negative impressions changed and welcome in germany
There is nothing bad about old houses. I prefer them to new houses, as they have personality. Of course, you want them modernized, but in a way to keep their charm.
If a person in England tells you "You are doing amazing!" that would translate to a person in Germany saying "Yeah you are doing okay, nothing special but also not bad." Germans like to be very truthful not hiding their intentions or feelings towards things when talking to you, So if they ever say something like "Gut gemacht!" you can be sure that they actually mean it.
Yeah, i guess there’s both positive and negative sides to it! But definitely in the way you explained it, much better to say it how it is, instead of sugarcoating it😊
Acutually the English "you" is the equivalent to German "Sie". The English equivalent to "Du" is "thou", an ancient word, that is not used anymore in English..
I find it mostly in males over 40, they step into my personal space as they're talking to me until they're literally spitting on me and every time I take a step back, they take a step forward so the spit keeps hitting me. I wish there was a way to correct this behavior without being a jerk.
Because you raised this question in the video: the equivalent of the formal German "Sie" or "Ihr" in English is actually "you" - or rather, it used to be. The informal pronoun equivalent to "du" was "thou". Over time, people stopped using "thou" altogether, because it was too impolite. Ironically, that just meant "you" itself lost its formality.
@@elisesbubble by the way, this is also the reason why there is no distinction in English between singular and plural “you”. It was originally just the plural form, just like “ihr” in German or “vous” in French.
I like that you are honest and not talk like everything is fine in Germany. Most Germans don't recognise, how their country has changed and still thing, their country is the best country to live and everybody wants to be in Germany :)
@@Arltratlo I don't know much about the UK. I live in Asia now. In my new country, the infrastructure is much better than in Germany. Apartments are much cheaper also compared to the median income of the people, internet is much faster and cheaper, the trains are in time, the streets are very good, rubbish is taken two times a week, if you need a new banking card you get it at the same day, there are enough hospitals and doctors, people are more relaxed and happy.
@@NatAlia-pt9iu @Nat Alia I live in south Korea 2003-2006 and loved it. But I would bet money on any Korean train or bus showing up on time compared to any German bus or train schedule. That was 20 plus years ago. Ps if I had a blast in SK. Not sure where you are. After 3 years in SK I tried getting a job in Japan, but didn't work out.
In English we don't have a formal version of the word You. Some other languages have formal and informal.. In Afrikaans you (informal) is Jy and you (formal) is U.
We are patriotic, but in a different way. We do not care about the country, but we care about traditions etc. For us, after WW2, we care about our picture in the world... And for personal space, in norway, you have more space, so more personal space for each. For english, in Norway you have also most Films with subtitels, this is not normal today, so you are better in english... For the grocery, Aldi and Lidl started the "new" way of grocery, where you have to be fast, to win money. This is also the way of presenting goods in the store. But happy you like Germany and you are now in the Comunity.
Yep - and we do a pretty good job with "the picture in the world". The Ukrainian Ambassador said lately, that Germany stands for Justice and Peace in the world.
I would like you to speak German as much as possible on your channel. You could attract many more people and at the same time practice your speaking. Win-Win :)
Hey, hast Du mal überlegt Clips in deutsch zu machen? oder gemischt? Alle machen ihre Clips auf Englisch, in Deutschland. Also ich liebe Englisch, aber ich würde nicht auf die Idee kommen in England oder USA Clips auf deutsch zu machen (außer sie richten sich an deutschsprachige Leute. 😎☯☮
Your "high standard of housing" is the same as in Germany, but obviously German building Standards (brick, stone, concrete ,heat insulation of walls and windows etc.) are higher than in Norway which makes a house of "your Standard" much more expensive than wooden frame houses in Norway. AND more people (83 Mio people compared to 5,5 Mio in Norway for less ground than the size of Norway) are competing for sparse real estate wihich makes an empty building lot much more expensive (demand and supply). So just maybe you get a nice house in Norway for 250 to 300 thousand Euros. However for that money you get only a fixer upper in Germany. Start with half a Million Euros for a new 110 square meter house with a new kitchen, insulation and central heating of the newest standards etc,. That is why only few young couples in Germany can afford a house of their own and are renting. So your husband is just being realistic.
Countries with less dense populations have bigger personal space. Since Germany has round about 17 times more citizens than Norway at nearly the same land mass, it is totally logical that every person has less space for it's own in Germany. That's why the personal space here is significant smaller.
@@stevensiegert sure, in urban areas/bigger cities you'll have less space for yourself, than in rural areas/smaller cities/towns. Same principle as mentioned above.
Germans are in fact not patriotic, but they definitely love their country. To understand the difference, one needs to understand what patriotism really is. We don't have that in Germany like it is in other countries (for instance: good luck trying to find a private home with a German flag in front of it - or in a cabinet or in a chest).
Yeah, that’s what I’ve learned. It’s a very big difference from where I’m from (Norway)! We definitely have our flags out all year, and are very proud of being Norwegian🙈🇳🇴
Our personal bubble is more "virtual". We care very much about our privacy. That's why you say the formal "Sie" not only to older people but to EVERY person wich is not family or friends. We're also patriotic but not so much on the outside. We've had bad experience with flags in the past and our national day (3rd of October) is kind of "artificial". We would have preferred the 9th of November but meh... You should mention we don't litter yellow trash bags everywhere. They're only outside twice a month to be collected by dump trucks the next morning. for the other stuff we have regular bins... No offense but german houses are "houses" not "skur". They're much more expensive to build and last forever. In that regard our expectations regarding houses are much higher...
that was funny. now i know the norwegian word for shed :) i don't know much about the building standards in Norway, but i would expect them to be pretty good considering the requirements for insulation and snow load on the roof.
As a Canadian who's moved to Germany, I agree with you on every point, except I defintely don't think Germans are polite. Formal yes, polite no. I also think Germans are not nationalistic in the negative sense, but they are definitely a proud people.
I'm sure you've heard this but I taught my English students, "Germans are honest at the expense of politeness, Americans are polite at the expense of honesty."
@@LythaWausW I personally don't need "honesty" from a stranger, I prefer politeness from them. But people who are close to you, no matter the nationality, are honest with you in a way you can trust.
Interesting thoughts, some thoughts of mine on yours: - Germans are tought about the German history in each year in school, getting more in depth the further school advances and so Germans are very aware of what their ancestors were capable of and there is a strong sense of "never again". This is part of why they are not as proud of being German as people in other countries may be of their country while they are still proud of German achievements in science and other fields. Another reason is that Germany as a whole is relatively new and in fact a combination of many regions that used to be autonomous and even fighting each other which still shows in people being proud of their region more than of Germany and feeling more at home in their region. E.g. someone can say "I feel like a Saarländer, then as a European and yes, I'm also German." - Which leads me to languages: Depending on the region in Germany, English is not necessarily the first foreign language people learn. In the Eastern regions it used to be Russian (which changed by now but those who grew up then still may speak better Russian than English) and in other regions like the Saarland, it may be French since they have a common border with France and not with an English speaking country. By now, you can also pick English as your first foreign language there but that was not always the case. Another reason why Norwegians are probably better at English is that movies there are shown in English and not dubbed in Norwegian while almost all movies shown in Germany are dubbed in German so that many Germans do not have as much experience in listening to English as Norwegians do. This in turn leads to many Germans being less secure when speaking English and since they usually want to "do things right", they may rather slip back to German than make mistakes in English. - The housing market changes constantly and it pays to take your time when you look for a new place. We searched for over a year and then finally found the perfect place and we're very happy with our choice now. I hope you found your perfect place or at least something close to it as well.
That was very nice to read, some very interesting points! Thanks for sharing😊 okay, we found our house after looking for around 5 months. We were very happy as well. Glad we didn’t rush into buying something we would have regret
Welcome to Germany. I am an American here 3 years last month. The Grocery store is by far one of the biggest stress I have. The clerks don't even push the food down to you, they will barely slide past them. You got to reach up and grab it. I shop like an American, I hate going 3 times a week to Grocery store so I go only once every 2 weeks. I fill up a cart. I have my local store trained now, when they see me, they just open up other registrars. Because I may be 7-10 min. You still get to experience the "German Stare " and many more adventures in front of you. When I 1st got here the trash seperation really stressed me out, so bad I was taking my trash to work. I actually went out and looked at trash bags on the street. It's funny when I think back, but I had 5 trash cans inside my home, as an American we normally do 1 to 3 at most. Rent, as an American I get charged way to much.
"The clerks don't even push the food down to you, they will barely slide past them. You got to reach up and grab it." This heavily depends on the individual grocery store that you choose. Happens a lot for me at my local Penny. But others (like my local Edeka) have slides for example, where your stuff has to slide down towards you. If you really don't like that, go to another store for your grocery shopping.
Every 2 weeks? You must be very talented at meal planning and have a big freezer : ) I just counted and I have 5 types of trash in my house, and I don't do food waste/bio. I will never enjoy bringing bottles back to the store, it's been 16 years and I still resent it. Though if given a choice, I'd do it. You took trash to work *lol*
@@dnocturn84 in the states in a few other countries I have been to they actually push the food to the end, where you standing to land your basket, not 20cm to their right after they scan when you are a meter away. I have tried all the stores in my smaller city or big town in Bravia area. Like I said I now got this edkatrained to open a 2nd line so I take my time. But so many Americans hear all the comments or loud Breath sighs , etc. It really stressed me out when I 1st got here. Lots of cultural differences really stressed me out. Now I have learned my own special way of dealing with people when I feel like they are being a jerk to me. I just go 1 jerk higher right back. I don't like being I want to be a good guest to a host country. But easier said than done at times.
@@LythaWausW of course I have bigger refrigerator, the on in my apt is the size of a office or maybe a college room. I also work a swing schedule, I am not a morning person, but I get off at midnight, so at 0030 or 0100 not to many stores open, but all closed on Sunday here and so early during week and Sat. I have a bio trash, regular trash, plastic trash, aluminum trash and glass trash. Congrats to you for not having to do all that. My land lord has me put my bio trash into bio trash bags instead of just dumping into bio trash can.
@@warrent1490 Cultural shocks are a serious thing. It often sounds like they are only tiny differences or just sweet and intriguing side notes, but they can turn out to be really painful. They lead to stress and depending on how much you can take, may overwhelm some people. Most people who report this through their RUclips videos have passed this point and are able to "joke" about them, tell stories about them, or are people who get along with this without too much pain. Some RUclipsrs might even deal with their problems caused by cultural shock, by making videos and talking about them to strangers on the internet. But it always depends on your individual situation and how "sensible" you are or how "quick" you are at adopting.
I hope you feel comfortable here in Germany... many have a problem with patriotism - because of the past, WW II etc. - we weren't exactly a shining example for the world That's why you see private flags mainly at international football matches or similar events - we are so self-critical that you don't dare to be proud i used to learn english in my school, and i forgot a lot over time - i think many simply prefer german because it is "convenient" - but what e.g. b. as far as the english language in germany is concerned, you are much luckier here than e.g. b. in france - they really have a problem with foreign languages, because they are "on strike" there :-) i don't think you count very much for them without french I wish you a nice time and greetings from northern Bavaria.. keep it up and good luck on YT :-)
Not patriotic? Say that to the football fans when Germany is playing. We have a reason the we are not patriotic, because somebody misused the patriotism and led us down a path of darkness. Not good in English? Can't say that that is true everywhere in Germany, in Hannover, my home city, we speak good English, also in Hamburg and Bremen, on the land you would be quite right. The houses are built to our "Norms", that makes them more standardised regarding cables, pipes and the chimneys, all the way down to the insulation. It all has to "fit" otherwise you might have to demolish the new building. What you need to look at is the beaurocracy, we love to emulate the Romans, they call it being "Preussisch", but actually we took over their style and have kept ever since. We are reserved until we get "warmer" with strangers, and then you can't get rid of us, best friends for ever. "Zeit ist Geld" and this comes into force when you start Kindergarten.
English is really not a significant strength of Germany. Yes, some places are better than others. But you should compare this to the Netherlands, Norway or to my surprise Latvia. And it is really interesting for me, is it obligatory to learn English in schools? As of bureaucracy, I am with you). One thing I was really shocked about hate for the US from some of the germans, really a lot (not dominant but a lot) conspiracy supporters. But I really hope that this is minorities. In all other ways, I think that Germany is one of the most comfortable places in the world, Transportation, ecology, education, health, ordnung. So there is plenty to be patriotic about. To love your country and follow nazi a really big difference. Nazy first of all hate and try to conquer, patriotism is about preservation and love.
I am sorry to say, but it doesn't appear that some European countries, including Germany, have much of a future. This is due to demographics and catastrophically low birth rates. They will simply run out of young people to support the aging population. This applies to Germany, Austria, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands. Analysts such as Peter Zeihan have said these countries will collapse by 2050 for this reason. I certainly hope he is wrong. ruclips.net/video/YGkELtG8IMw/видео.html
Err, Peter Zeihan is a notoriously Germanosceptic alarmist. Germany has grown by 4 million people in the past 10 years and is the only European country whose median age is actually decreasing. We'll manage, don't worry.
we will only do "sie" in an official way; Everyone is in you "du" is normal 9in austria and Germany if it is not official even as austria i hate the "sie" that is from the past century!!
as in Italy hahah, of course I'm kidding! and I'm ironic, here we are completely exhausted people we are always in a hurry we often complain people who scream public transport is badly organized always late, unfortunately we are like this but we have a big heart! we are very hospitable and if you refuse something we get offended, we are very warm, we always seek dialogue, for our politics Italy hurts, we are a large and patriotic country also the important thing is that every culture is respected because every culture is different, I'm in Germany and I can confirm what you said and I was in Norway on vacation and I loved it beautiful country!...🟢⚪🔴-⚫🔴🟡❣
Thanks for the input😊 Really appreciate it! Love exploring different cultures. Glad you liked Norway😁 Since you mention Italy a few times, are you from there?
My German teacher spoke only German not English*😂 (which is good of course, but at first I thought she didn’t know English at all and wondered how am I supposed to learn like this haha)
i meet Americans who tried to talk to me in slow and very loud American because I didnt responded to their stupid questions...
after still no reaction from my side, they turned to the only British person and complained that nobody here speaks American ( they really said American, the Brit became very upset himself)
he assured them, that everyone in this room present can understand English and also speak it...
after that i stepped closer to him ( the Brit ) and ask him in my best Oxford English, How do you do, sir?
so we started to talk about BoJO the clown in English!
even the 2 Dutch and the French guy said something...in English..lol
@@Arltratlo Yes, I once was a tourist in Amsterdam (I am German) and for a while I followed a group of US high school students (and other tourists), who attended a guided tour. Their tour guide did a decent job of explaining all the old buildings to them (which was what made me follow the group...it was just interesting and I had never attended a guided tour there), but being teenagers they got bored anyway and because they were Americans, they didn't know that virtually EVERYONE in hearing range would be able to understand them. So they started to rant about passabys, about me, about everyone they saw they deemed to be Dutch. After a while I walked closer to them and then told one of them "Listen, buddy. Virtually everyone you'll see here today, maybe except really old folks, will perfectly understand everything you say to or about them. So pretending to politely greet someone while at the same time insulting them will make you look like assholes AND idiots. Around 75% of all Europeans speak at least two languages and most of those 75%, who are not British, speak English at their second language....about 90 or 95% of all Dutch people do speak English. I understood EVERYTHING you said about me, even though I was several meters....excuse me...yards away from you before I approached you and started to talk to you. Maybe you shouldn't rant like that about everyone you'll see here, because if I f.e. really had been what you implied I was, I might have punched your face for what you called me." The teens looked at me in shock and embarrassment....and went totally silent for the rest of the tour. I saw several other non-American tourists in the group winking and smiling at me after I had talked to these kids.
I just read your reply sorry so late. From my experience, my neighboring above is high school at a Gymnasium (definent not if spelled right) I am a bit mean when no kids are around, I always saw the smart high school.
My other is at the lowest, (,,only 3 from what I know, and I am mean again when no kids around, the dumb school) almost all speak some basic English. High school was so different for me. I would be in advance biology or calculus (Algebra 3%4) but was in basic English Grammer/ literature (as an adult I learned I am a really slow reader, don't know why) total is the best for you to learn German. I speak English all day, I have a wierd job that we have to speak English, so the Romanian, German people I work with are forced English all day. But after work they want to go home so my German speaking friends are limited. But I truly get a 20 mi. Conversation about weather turns into a hour because both side are looking up words. What funny to me after 6 -12 months I automatically start converting something like European football. So I just started saying football for example to my landlord, but she would convert in her head just sat football back, but then we realized we had a 20 min conversation about the wrong football.
Have a great day. German will tell you Americans are fake whe. They say something like that, I just smile it's my job to be a good guest. But I truly think why do you think I went out of my way to tell someone to have a great day, it's not like I want them to have a crap day.
@@Arltratlo sorry that happened, I hate to ask be how traveled ? Unfortunately makes a light switch difference. I remember after living in Japan and South Korea showing my age 30 years ago one of if not favoritr period of my life so far, so great as long as history was not talked about. I live in asaia for 3 years. Got off a plane had a point of contact, but that was it. Not many Americans or people in general would take that adventure on. I did tirn down i middle east job but new wife said no. 15 years later, divorced, i should have gone.haha. when you 1st arrive anywhere you rgoing to get taken advantage of unfortunately. I know as an American man, many times women would come and try to take me on a date (,but at the time being Americans male. I always paid)(( maybe some things do change) but dates didn't car about me, just for free English lessons. Me be a little trusting plus they where all pretty. I definitely didn't mind as much as but it did get to me eventually, only so much people can use for this or that in everyday life. I am sure it happens to everyone probably premature to say me being a white Male, but after year I could spot it like it was the color blue. But the thing I have to remember either just drunk every one gets relaxed or keep a new friend meeting 20 minutes before a movie or something until you get more comfortable. I like in Asia so my particular language sucked. But in my 1st few weeks I meet a guy, he asked me for a beer. Perfect 1 been hardly and talk. 3 years later I was dressing up as standard clause at his school, he should me so much culture so me drunk drunk painful nights in the name of fun.. but when I left I don't think he knew 50 more English words but we developed a trust and he could read my body language.
But the loud and slow, it's am American meme. If they did that, I would beat 1€ their 1st maybe 2nd time out of country and nothing over 3 months. My mid 70's mom will meat a foreigner and still do that to this day. Sad part I let here just because so funny. But I always explain to the new face in the crowd asap.
@@NKA23 hey I am definitely an old American living in Germany and if you were 24, I am just under double your age. American kids and I believe it not entirely their fault. 1st example you where in Germany during Trump & J Biden election. 1st let me say as an American getting to watch a US election outside of the US makes me the proudest American, and we all know we don't need any help in that department. But it's so exciting, I can't explain the excitement. But the negative is the American and World news shows all this in America. So even if you don't watch American world new or local news. You hear every, like at dentist office and their radio station talks about it. So point is you are constantly hearing and seeing how other countries are so involved with the American election. Interesting side note since I was in my 20, ask or look at past president. But I find how so many people in Europe are more conservative in their country, but they mostly want an American Democrat to be a president, never a republican in the USA. I have not completed learned and understand this. My biggest theory is liberal and Conservative actually means different things so they are not a equal =equal exchange of ideas & ideology.
My other thoughts about American kids is probably because we are so new of a country, so we build with wood because we go so much of it. Also space means more land space. You should look up. Countries with more land, automatically more personal space. , also with how the talk louder. So many Countries got their thing. Have you ever heard of the German Stare? If not look up. In several asain countries men that are best friends will actually hold hands as the walk bar to bar. Nothing homosexual about it. 1st time it happened to me, not going to lie I freaked out on the inside, but was able to stay calm with my 3 year Korean friend.
"We are proud of not being proud" is a line from a very interesting song about being german. ;)
Well, most germans are rather patriotic, but of course we also have some nationalist dorks. But patriotism in Germany means trying to improve your surroundings/country. That includes being (overly?) critical about things that could be improved, exaberated by german directness. And of course, this is also applied to other countries. So please don't take it personal, if a german is telling you that things are done "wrong" in your country. That's not intended as insult, or nationalist pride. But rather as "no need to make the same mistakes that we made, I'm sure you love your country and thus want to improve it".
what's wrong with national socialism ?
I like your take on nationalistic dorks. We were born in Shittitown and so we love Shittitown and all it's rottenness
That’s pretty cool how your perspective has chnhed with time! Lovely video as always!!👏🏼♥️
Thanks!❤️
I'll tell you directly, I think your video is good. I also like that the Scandinavians are more relaxed with the polite form. Your Norwegian accent is great, I like it.👌👍
I’m glad you liked it! And thanks😊
I have also just started learning German and I have to say that it's quiet a fascinating to learn German , everytime I confused whether to use Die or Das or Der .
I am a German, and I'm gonna tell you: I never remembered any rules, I just hung out in the library all day and read books. And the grammer just sorta got engrained into me.
Yes it is!🇩🇪 I also get confused about that🙈 The grammar is pretty complicated to me
Thanks for your insights! :) Being German you definitely realize the local differences of the country since I‘ve for example never really those big piles of trash lying around. The trash system and a lot of the other aspects you talked about vary regionally as others have already pointed out :)
The personal space aspect also varies a lot. I‘m from the northern part of Germany and people tend to give you a lot more space than in Southern Germany (probably the population density and/or proximity to Scandinavia).
I was surprised by your experience of people not talking proper English since so many fellow travelers have stated the exact opposite. I guess it also depends on where you are and of course also where you come from since Norway and Scandinavian countries in general are pretty good in that term (dubbing of foreign TV shows/movies plays a big role here I think).
Thanks again for your content and enjoy Germany :)
Interesting video, thank you 😃 I love Norway and Norwegians 😊 btw I was 1 year in Sweden (in 2000) and also experienced quite some culture shocks there 😂
Glad you liked it! And also glad you love Norway😄🇳🇴 I can imagine!
"They're not rude, they just come across as rude" *lol* reminds me of the way animal lovers say "Donkeys are not stubborn, they just like to think things through." And I own a donkey and I can tell you that the "thinking it through" absolutely comes across as stubbornness (when they refuse to take one step forward for example).
In my town we don’t have this yellow plastic bags, we have yellow container boxes (gelbe Tonne)
Oh really! Never saw that, probably looks much better
Hello dear RUclipsr,
I like watching your videos, I'm 70 years old. Since I don't speak English, I've used the subtitle subtitle addon so far. Unfortunately, this hasn't worked for a few days. Have been looking for solutions for a solution and
unfortunately found nothing that worked. But I found that when uploading a video, you can activate RUclips's own translator with a few mouse clicks, so that I don't need any additional software.
Since I don't speak English, I could watch your videos but couldn't understand anything. Would regret having to do without your videos
Best regards
Grandpa Peter
PS: I wrote this with a translator, sorry if not everything is correct!
I am amazed that houses in Norway have the same price or are cheaper. Also about the fact that recycling has a higher value here. In my opinion, English skills also differ a lot by generation. My parents will be 70 soon and my father had a year of English classes, my mother not at all and taught herself a little. I'm 35 and did pretty well in English classes in school. However, after school I quickly realized that my level of English was quite low (thanks, lousy school system!) and so I improved my English myself. However, I lack some practice in speaking and many hardly dare to speak English because they are afraid of making mistakes. 🙃
The personal space directly correlates to the population density of region, for example personal space in London is drastically different from personal space in Iceland. The Rhineland area for example is very densely populated, so your experience may differ depending on the region you reside in.
Interesting, that makes sense. Didn’t think about it that way before! I always assumed people didn’t “respect” my personal space, or just had a much smaller personal space than I was used to🙈
@@elisesbubble Well, if you commute daily in overcrowded buses, trams, and trains, where the masses might make you feel like a sardine in cramped a can you come to appreciate a personal space where you don't have forced physical contact with others. Over the years your bubble of comfort shrinks.
just as a side note - while you in norway (and denmakr and sweden also irrc) have switched to use mostly the infromal form when adressing someone - english has gone the opposite way. the you is the formal form. the informal forms were the thee thou and thy etc.
if you want to know more you can find out more here: ruclips.net/video/RNkGb6nj934/видео.html
That bunch of trash is the result of the recycling system that could be *locally* different - which is named "der Gelbe Sack" ("the yellow sack") used to collect plastics. Obviously, this one is collected centrally to be picked up (ie for a multi-story building) as otherwise, a single sack would probably stand in front of every house in the street.
Germany can be very stressful, so its good to take care of yourself. Like 🥰
That's right, but I feel like I'm pretty used to it now!😊
a sketch about seperating trash even made it into the most successful german movie - otto the movie
and i never realized how fast our cashiers are until i watched a couple of expats channels - it seems to be a huge culture shock that produces a lot of stressful moments
Glad negative impressions changed and welcome in germany
Oh really, that’s funny! Yes, i noticed right away, I still get stressed at the cashier sometimes😂 thanks😊🇩🇪
There is nothing bad about old houses. I prefer them to new houses, as they have personality. Of course, you want them modernized, but in a way to keep their charm.
You’re right, that’s a good point! I dont really like the super modern houses myself.. 😊
Our 1870 house is loaded with charm including ceilings so low I hit my head, but also required 50.000,00 Euros renovation immediately.
If a person in England tells you "You are doing amazing!" that would translate to a person in Germany saying "Yeah you are doing okay, nothing special but also not bad." Germans like to be very truthful not hiding their intentions or feelings towards things when talking to you, So if they ever say something like "Gut gemacht!" you can be sure that they actually mean it.
Yeah, i guess there’s both positive and negative sides to it! But definitely in the way you explained it, much better to say it how it is, instead of sugarcoating it😊
Acutually the English "you" is the equivalent to German "Sie". The English equivalent to "Du" is "thou", an ancient word, that is not used anymore in English..
Do you have some examples of invading personal space in Germany? Of the border being different in Germany and Norway? I'd be interested ;)
I find it mostly in males over 40, they step into my personal space as they're talking to me until they're literally spitting on me and every time I take a step back, they take a step forward so the spit keeps hitting me. I wish there was a way to correct this behavior without being a jerk.
Because you raised this question in the video: the equivalent of the formal German "Sie" or "Ihr" in English is actually "you" - or rather, it used to be. The informal pronoun equivalent to "du" was "thou". Over time, people stopped using "thou" altogether, because it was too impolite. Ironically, that just meant "you" itself lost its formality.
Aah okay, thanks for letting me know!
@@elisesbubble by the way, this is also the reason why there is no distinction in English between singular and plural “you”. It was originally just the plural form, just like “ihr” in German or “vous” in French.
I like that you are honest and not talk like everything is fine in Germany. Most Germans don't recognise, how their country has changed and still thing, their country is the best country to live and everybody wants to be in Germany :)
do you confuse the UK with Germany, you know, Germany is in the EU, the UK not...and the Brits want the navy to shot at refugee boats!
@@Arltratlo I don't know much about the UK. I live in Asia now. In my new country, the infrastructure is much better than in Germany. Apartments are much cheaper also compared to the median income of the people, internet is much faster and cheaper, the trains are in time, the streets are very good, rubbish is taken two times a week, if you need a new banking card you get it at the same day, there are enough hospitals and doctors, people are more relaxed and happy.
@@NatAlia-pt9iu @Nat Alia I live in south Korea 2003-2006 and loved it. But I would bet money on any Korean train or bus showing up on time compared to any German bus or train schedule. That was 20 plus years ago. Ps if I had a blast in SK. Not sure where you are. After 3 years in SK I tried getting a job in Japan, but didn't work out.
Du and Sie
i respekt the german way, but like the Norway (Scandinavian) way
Haha - you are supposed to put your staff into the cart and go over to the packing area, where you take can all the time you need!
I actually didn’t know that! Nobody told me😂
In English we don't have a formal version of the word You. Some other languages have formal and informal.. In Afrikaans you (informal) is Jy and you (formal) is U.
That’s what I thought, was impossible for me to find the English word🙈 Okay!
You is the formal version of thou (So englis hget rid of the informal version).
We are patriotic, but in a different way. We do not care about the country, but we care about traditions etc. For us, after WW2, we care about our picture in the world...
And for personal space, in norway, you have more space, so more personal space for each.
For english, in Norway you have also most Films with subtitels, this is not normal today, so you are better in english...
For the grocery, Aldi and Lidl started the "new" way of grocery, where you have to be fast, to win money. This is also the way of presenting goods in the store.
But happy you like Germany and you are now in the Comunity.
Thank you for the information, I find it very interesting! And for the personal space, good point😂
Yep - and we do a pretty good job with "the picture in the world". The Ukrainian Ambassador said lately, that Germany stands for Justice and Peace in the world.
@@Andreas_Cologne Yea, and he said many other things which are not so good....
I would like you to speak German as much as possible on your channel. You could attract many more people and at the same time practice your speaking. Win-Win :)
I’m not so good in German yet, but it could be good practice! Thanks for the suggestion
Hey, hast Du mal überlegt Clips in deutsch zu machen? oder gemischt? Alle machen ihre Clips auf Englisch, in Deutschland. Also ich liebe Englisch, aber ich würde nicht auf die Idee kommen in England oder USA Clips auf deutsch zu machen (außer sie richten sich an deutschsprachige Leute. 😎☯☮
funfact: in english the formal adress is "you", they simple forgot about the other one which never made it to modern english.
Wo ist der Kampfhund? 😎
Sie ist nicht bereit für einen Kampf, zuerst schlafen!
@@elisesbubble
She can sleep, when the video is done. 🤔 Actually during the video. So next time I want to see two nice ladies in your videos again.
@@elisesbubble i love dogs so much, cats too
I have been to Norway.
Did you like it?😊
Your "high standard of housing" is the same as in Germany, but obviously German building Standards (brick, stone, concrete ,heat insulation of walls and windows etc.) are higher than in Norway which makes a house of "your Standard" much more expensive than wooden frame houses in Norway. AND more people (83 Mio people compared to 5,5 Mio in Norway for less ground than the size of Norway) are competing for sparse real estate wihich makes an empty building lot much more expensive (demand and supply). So just maybe you get a nice house in Norway for 250 to 300 thousand Euros. However for that money you get only a fixer upper in Germany. Start with half a Million Euros for a new 110 square meter house with a new kitchen, insulation and central heating of the newest standards etc,. That is why only few young couples in Germany can afford a house of their own and are renting. So your husband is just being realistic.
Countries with less dense populations have bigger personal space.
Since Germany has round about 17 times more citizens than Norway at nearly the same land mass, it is totally logical that every person has less space for it's own in Germany.
That's why the personal space here is significant smaller.
Not every person suffers from a lack of space. It depends on the area/place you reside in.
@@stevensiegert sure, in urban areas/bigger cities you'll have less space for yourself, than in rural areas/smaller cities/towns. Same principle as mentioned above.
Germans are in fact not patriotic, but they definitely love their country. To understand the difference, one needs to understand what patriotism really is. We don't have that in Germany like it is in other countries (for instance: good luck trying to find a private home with a German flag in front of it - or in a cabinet or in a chest).
Yeah, that’s what I’ve learned. It’s a very big difference from where I’m from (Norway)! We definitely have our flags out all year, and are very proud of being Norwegian🙈🇳🇴
Our personal bubble is more "virtual". We care very much about our privacy. That's why you say the formal "Sie" not only to older people but to EVERY person wich is not family or friends. We're also patriotic but not so much on the outside. We've had bad experience with flags in the past and our national day (3rd of October) is kind of "artificial". We would have preferred the 9th of November but meh...
You should mention we don't litter yellow trash bags everywhere. They're only outside twice a month to be collected by dump trucks the next morning. for the other stuff we have regular bins...
No offense but german houses are "houses" not "skur". They're much more expensive to build and last forever. In that regard our expectations regarding houses are much higher...
that was funny. now i know the norwegian word for shed :) i don't know much about the building standards in Norway, but i would expect them to be pretty good considering the requirements for insulation and snow load on the roof.
In Germany every Film or Movie is translated,that's maybe the cause of that many Germans are a bit lazy in speaking english. 🤷🏻🙄
As a Canadian who's moved to Germany, I agree with you on every point, except I defintely don't think Germans are polite. Formal yes, polite no. I also think Germans are not nationalistic in the negative sense, but they are definitely a proud people.
I'm sure you've heard this but I taught my English students, "Germans are honest at the expense of politeness, Americans are polite at the expense of honesty."
@@LythaWausW I personally don't need "honesty" from a stranger, I prefer politeness from them. But people who are close to you, no matter the nationality, are honest with you in a way you can trust.
Interesting thoughts, some thoughts of mine on yours:
- Germans are tought about the German history in each year in school, getting more in depth the further school advances and so Germans are very aware of what their ancestors were capable of and there is a strong sense of "never again". This is part of why they are not as proud of being German as people in other countries may be of their country while they are still proud of German achievements in science and other fields. Another reason is that Germany as a whole is relatively new and in fact a combination of many regions that used to be autonomous and even fighting each other which still shows in people being proud of their region more than of Germany and feeling more at home in their region. E.g. someone can say "I feel like a Saarländer, then as a European and yes, I'm also German."
- Which leads me to languages: Depending on the region in Germany, English is not necessarily the first foreign language people learn. In the Eastern regions it used to be Russian (which changed by now but those who grew up then still may speak better Russian than English) and in other regions like the Saarland, it may be French since they have a common border with France and not with an English speaking country. By now, you can also pick English as your first foreign language there but that was not always the case. Another reason why Norwegians are probably better at English is that movies there are shown in English and not dubbed in Norwegian while almost all movies shown in Germany are dubbed in German so that many Germans do not have as much experience in listening to English as Norwegians do. This in turn leads to many Germans being less secure when speaking English and since they usually want to "do things right", they may rather slip back to German than make mistakes in English.
- The housing market changes constantly and it pays to take your time when you look for a new place. We searched for over a year and then finally found the perfect place and we're very happy with our choice now. I hope you found your perfect place or at least something close to it as well.
That was very nice to read, some very interesting points! Thanks for sharing😊 okay, we found our house after looking for around 5 months. We were very happy as well. Glad we didn’t rush into buying something we would have regret
@@elisesbubble You're welcome. Enjoy your new home then!
Thank you!
A German is not patriotic of a country, a German is patriotic to the achievements, culture and people.
ich liebe Norwegen 🙂
Welcome to Germany. I am an American here 3 years last month. The Grocery store is by far one of the biggest stress I have. The clerks don't even push the food down to you, they will barely slide past them. You got to reach up and grab it. I shop like an American, I hate going 3 times a week to Grocery store so I go only once every 2 weeks. I fill up a cart. I have my local store trained now, when they see me, they just open up other registrars. Because I may be 7-10 min.
You still get to experience the "German Stare " and many more adventures in front of you.
When I 1st got here the trash seperation really stressed me out, so bad I was taking my trash to work. I actually went out and looked at trash bags on the street. It's funny when I think back, but I had 5 trash cans inside my home, as an American we normally do 1 to 3 at most.
Rent, as an American I get charged way to much.
"The clerks don't even push the food down to you, they will barely slide past them. You got to reach up and grab it."
This heavily depends on the individual grocery store that you choose. Happens a lot for me at my local Penny. But others (like my local Edeka) have slides for example, where your stuff has to slide down towards you. If you really don't like that, go to another store for your grocery shopping.
Every 2 weeks? You must be very talented at meal planning and have a big freezer : ) I just counted and I have 5 types of trash in my house, and I don't do food waste/bio. I will never enjoy bringing bottles back to the store, it's been 16 years and I still resent it. Though if given a choice, I'd do it. You took trash to work *lol*
@@dnocturn84 in the states in a few other countries I have been to they actually push the food to the end, where you standing to land your basket, not 20cm to their right after they scan when you are a meter away. I have tried all the stores in my smaller city or big town in Bravia area. Like I said I now got this edkatrained to open a 2nd line so I take my time. But so many Americans hear all the comments or loud Breath sighs , etc. It really stressed me out when I 1st got here. Lots of cultural differences really stressed me out. Now I have learned my own special way of dealing with people when I feel like they are being a jerk to me. I just go 1 jerk higher right back. I don't like being I want to be a good guest to a host country. But easier said than done at times.
@@LythaWausW of course I have bigger refrigerator, the on in my apt is the size of a office or maybe a college room. I also work a swing schedule, I am not a morning person, but I get off at midnight, so at 0030 or 0100 not to many stores open, but all closed on Sunday here and so early during week and Sat.
I have a bio trash, regular trash, plastic trash, aluminum trash and glass trash. Congrats to you for not having to do all that. My land lord has me put my bio trash into bio trash bags instead of just dumping into bio trash can.
@@warrent1490 Cultural shocks are a serious thing. It often sounds like they are only tiny differences or just sweet and intriguing side notes, but they can turn out to be really painful. They lead to stress and depending on how much you can take, may overwhelm some people. Most people who report this through their RUclips videos have passed this point and are able to "joke" about them, tell stories about them, or are people who get along with this without too much pain. Some RUclipsrs might even deal with their problems caused by cultural shock, by making videos and talking about them to strangers on the internet.
But it always depends on your individual situation and how "sensible" you are or how "quick" you are at adopting.
I hope you feel comfortable here in Germany... many have a problem with patriotism - because of the past, WW II etc. - we weren't exactly a shining example for the world
That's why you see private flags mainly at international football matches or similar events - we are so self-critical that you don't dare to be proud
i used to learn english in my school, and i forgot a lot over time - i think many simply prefer german because it is "convenient" - but what e.g. b. as far as the english language in germany is concerned, you are much luckier here than e.g. b. in france - they really have a problem with foreign languages, because they are "on strike" there :-) i don't think you count very much for them without french
I wish you a nice time and greetings from northern Bavaria.. keep it up and good luck on YT :-)
Not patriotic? Say that to the football fans when Germany is playing. We have a reason the we are not patriotic, because somebody misused the patriotism and led us down a path of darkness. Not good in English? Can't say that that is true everywhere in Germany, in Hannover, my home city, we speak good English, also in Hamburg and Bremen, on the land you would be quite right. The houses are built to our "Norms", that makes them more standardised regarding cables, pipes and the chimneys, all the way down to the insulation. It all has to "fit" otherwise you might have to demolish the new building. What you need to look at is the beaurocracy, we love to emulate the Romans, they call it being "Preussisch", but actually we took over their style and have kept ever since. We are reserved until we get "warmer" with strangers, and then you can't get rid of us, best friends for ever. "Zeit ist Geld" and this comes into force when you start Kindergarten.
English is really not a significant strength of Germany. Yes, some places are better than others. But you should compare this to the Netherlands, Norway or to my surprise Latvia. And it is really interesting for me, is it obligatory to learn English in schools? As of bureaucracy, I am with you). One thing I was really shocked about hate for the US from some of the germans, really a lot (not dominant but a lot) conspiracy supporters. But I really hope that this is minorities.
In all other ways, I think that Germany is one of the most comfortable places in the world, Transportation, ecology, education, health, ordnung. So there is plenty to be patriotic about. To love your country and follow nazi a really big difference. Nazy first of all hate and try to conquer, patriotism is about preservation and love.
The trash is normally out there the night before they will take it.
Sweden is even better in sorting trash 😅
Good for them👏🏻
I am sorry to say, but it doesn't appear that some European countries, including Germany, have much of a future. This is due to demographics and catastrophically low birth rates. They will simply run out of young people to support the aging population. This applies to Germany, Austria, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands. Analysts such as Peter Zeihan have said these countries will collapse by 2050 for this reason. I certainly hope he is wrong. ruclips.net/video/YGkELtG8IMw/видео.html
Oh wow, that is so sad to hear! I really hope it changes fast😕
Err, Peter Zeihan is a notoriously Germanosceptic alarmist. Germany has grown by 4 million people in the past 10 years and is the only European country whose median age is actually decreasing. We'll manage, don't worry.
we will only do "sie" in an official way;
Everyone is in you "du" is normal 9in austria and Germany if it is not official
even as austria i hate the "sie" that is from the past century!!
You are married?
Yes😊
@@elisesbubble you look so young btw.🙂 ✌✌
I have gotten that a lot through the years🙈
Красивая девушка!🤩
ahhh personal space...do you also have no no square in Norway
Sorry, I’m not sure what you mean by square?
@@elisesbubble ruclips.net/video/SvIQaIgKiO4/видео.html
as in Italy hahah, of course I'm kidding! and I'm ironic, here we are completely exhausted people we are always in a hurry we often complain people who scream public transport is badly organized always late, unfortunately we are like this but we have a big heart! we are very hospitable and if you refuse something we get offended, we are very warm, we always seek dialogue, for our politics Italy hurts, we are a large and patriotic country also the important thing is that every culture is respected because every culture is different, I'm in Germany and I can confirm what you said and I was in Norway on vacation and I loved it beautiful country!...🟢⚪🔴-⚫🔴🟡❣
Thanks for the input😊 Really appreciate it! Love exploring different cultures. Glad you liked Norway😁 Since you mention Italy a few times, are you from there?